The Every Student Succeeds Act is a federal law that became law on December 10, 2015. This act reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. ESSA gives state authority to determine how to use required testing for accountability purposes, includes grants to help fund different programs, and provides states with flexibility they did not previously have. There are also certain requirements that ESSA includes, such as: it requires schools to consult with stakeholders in planning and implementing safety and academic achievement standards, and schools must continue to give the same number of standardized tests. However, ESSA gives states the right to determine the importance of standardized testing and states are allowed to include other forms of measuring school and student performance. States are also required to continue to provide graduation rates and English proficiency rates for English language learners. Struggling schools will receive funding to design and implement research-based interventions. This bill contains several major provisions. These include: • Providing states with more flexibility in determining how standardized tests are evaluated. States are now allowed to include other forms of measuring student and school performance. • Grants to help finance different programs. These programs include: language instruction for ELL students, improving failing schools, developing programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives, providing rural school districts with greater flexibility in the use of federal funds and revising the impact aid formula, which helps educate at the federal level. children connected.• School districts should check in with stakeholders in planning and implementing safety measures...... middle of paper ...... receive college scholarships or even future employment. Senate Bill 393 (2013) could have a huge impact on some students' futures. The decision to research this particular law was made for personal reasons. When my brother was seventeen, he stole fourteen dollars from a teacher. He was charged with a felony, which was ultimately reduced to a misdemeanor. He has an exemplary employment history in the United States military but, because he has a misdemeanor under his belt, he has never been hired as a police officer. If Senate Bill 393 (2013) had been in effect when my brother made this mistake, he would have had another opportunity to make the right choices. With the implementation of this law, other students will have a greater chance of succeeding without being charged with a crime that could ultimately affect the rest of their lives..